Highlights
- Learn about the Battle of Gallipoli with insights from a knowledgeable professional guide.
- Visit the historic battlefields and landmarks of the Gallipoli peninsula.
- Pay your respects at the cemeteries commemorating those who lost their lives.
- Enjoy seamless transportation to and from your hotel in Canakkale.
Inclusions
- Pick up and drop off at your Canakkale hotels
- English guided Gallipoli Cape Helles tour
- English speaking tour guide on the tour
- Entrance fees to the sights in the program
- Land transportation by air-conditioned non-smoking tour coaches
- Ferry tickets on Dardanelles
- Parking and road tolls
- Local taxes
Exclusions
- Personal expenses
- Any meals on the tour
- Optional Gallipoli Anzac Sector Tour and Troy day tours
Remarks
- Exact pickup time will be given at the time of booking.
- You are kindly requested to present yourself at the pickup point 15 minutes prior the pre-advised pickup time.
- Comfortable shoes and a hat is recommended as shade is limited in summer time.
- The order of the tour itinerary may vary in order to avoid congestion.
Cape Helles Cemeteries Tour from Canakkale
Start your day with an insightful tour exploring the historic battlefields and landmarks of the Gallipoli peninsula. Here’s the detailed schedule:
08:20 am – Pick up from your hotel in Canakkale and transfer to the ferry station. (The pickup time can change according to the location of your hotel.)
08:40 am – Take a ferry across the Dardanelles to Eceabat.
09:00 am – Arrive in Eceabat, then drive to Cape Helles to begin the tour.
Gallipoli Cape Helles Tour Highlights
During the tour, you will visit and learn about the following significant sites:
- Rumeli Mecidiye Battery
Key Ottoman artillery site that played a crucial role in repelling Allied naval attacks. - Seyit Onbasi (Corporal Seyit)An
Ottoman hero who famously lifted a 275 kg shell to fire on Allied warships. - Top of Alcitepe (Achibaba)
Strategic high ground targeted by Allied forces but never captured. - Turkish Memorial
Honors the bravery and sacrifice of Ottoman soldiers during the campaign. - French Cemetery
Final resting place for French soldiers who fought valiantly at Gallipoli. - V Beach
Site of a devastating British landing marked by fierce Turkish resistance. - Ertugrul Battery
Ottoman coastal defense battery that inflicted significant damage on Allied ships. - Helles Memorial
Commemorates Commonwealth troops with no known graves from Gallipoli. - Lancashire Landing Cemetery
Burial site for soldiers from the Lancashire regiment who fought at W Beach. - X Beach
A relatively quiet Allied landing site compared to the others. - Twelve Trees Copse Cemetery
Cemetery for Commonwealth soldiers, many of whom remain unidentified. - Alcitepe (Krithia)
A small village that became a focal point for battles in the Gallipoli campaign. - Namazgah Battery
Ottoman artillery position was instrumental in the defense of the Dardanelles.
Noon – Return to the ferry station in Eceabat for the journey back to Canakkale.
12:10 pm – Ferry back across the Dardanelles.
12:30 pm – Arrive in Canakkale and transfer back to your hotel.
This thoughtfully organized itinerary ensures you experience the key sites of the Gallipoli peninsula while enjoying smooth transitions between activities.
The tour ends in your hotel. Thanks for choosing us!
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